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When questioned, it is understood that the measures announced by the Government, which it promised to promulgate when they are transposed into a decree-law, are sufficient, the Head of State replied: “At this time, the measures were considered possible and necessary to give the a fundamental step which is to stop growth “. , control growth and try, for simplicity, to flatten the curve. It is an assessment that must be done permanently ”.
“As you imagine, the President of the Republic is making this assessment permanently,” he said.
Still on the measures that will come into force as of Tuesday, in the context of the emergency situation, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said: “The Government approves the resolution, but a law will be necessary and the President will sign that law. And the Government Before acting, he spoke with the president. So we are on the same page: this is what you think you should do to try to stay in control of the situation. “
“When the state of emergency ended, I had the notion that it was not easy in Portugal to be resorting to a new state of emergency, and it was not possible and it was not desirable,” he mentioned, concluding: “Right now, we are going to rehearse the state contingency worldwide. People need to help. “
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa reiterated the call to the Portuguese to “moderate in terms of social coexistence” and, “as they did in other circumstances and previously, they realize that these measures must be taken seriously.”
“A substantial increase in testing is promised and therefore testing capacity will increase, this is important,” he emphasized.
(News updated at 21:40)
